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Samaniego Leads Bruin Swim & Dive on Day 2 of Texas Invitational

The #14 UCLA Bruin swim and dive team stands in seventh-place after the second day of competition at the Texas Invitational in Austin, TX with 152 points as diver Marisa Samaniego led the team with her fifth-place finish on one-meter. Arizona continues to lead the meet with 575 points.

Samaniego, a sophomore, led the divers as the only participant in the finals, and finished fifth overall with a score of 271.05 points. Sophomore Brittany Hill (245.65, 10th, senior Amanda Blong (243.95 pts/11th) and sophomore Tess Schofield (239.15, 13th) were UCLA's final divers finishing within the top-15 on one-meter.

Arnold finished eighth in the 100 Back, swimming a season-best 54.80 in the prelims. She swam 55.24 in the finals, as both times were NCAA 'B' qualifiers. Sophomore Madeleine Stanton, also swimming the 100 Back, finished 31st in a season-best time of 57.13.

At the U.S. Open in West Lafayette, IN, Kim Vandenberg finished fifth in the 100 Fly, swimming 1:01.26. Junior Chiemi Yamamoto, who is also competing in Indiana, finished 21st in the 400 IM in a time of 5:00.20.